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A Case for Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Missing First Novel

Lost Masterpieces

Conan Doyle’s shock at the novel’s disappearance “would be as nothing to my horror if it were suddenly to appear again in print,” he once wrote—which it finally did in 2011.

Allison McNearney

Allison McNearney

Published Jul. 13 2019 11:36PM EDT

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Where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him?

In 1884, three years before Holmes would make his debut, his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle finished his very first novel.

Allison McNearney

Allison McNearney

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